Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago ( 5/6) steer calves 300-400 lbs. 25.00 higher, 400-700 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, 700-950 lbs. firm. Heifer calves 300-550 lbs. 15.00-20.00 higher, 550-800 lbs. 8.00-12.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.32/cwt on 1,686 head.

Average price

$151.32

1,686 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$2.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	718	151.38	1,087	1,651
Medium and Large 1-2	599	148.60	891	35

One grade step is worth $2.77/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,686 hd

151.32

—

IA average7 barns · 4,043 hd

147.32

+4.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	867	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	158.26/cwt	156.00–165.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	119.81/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,032	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.26/cwt	151.00–165.50	545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	155.16/cwt	151.50–157.50	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	135.02/cwt	129.00–140.00	713	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	199.40/cwt	196.00–204.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	189.77/cwt	181.00–197.00	799	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	153.72/cwt	149.50–156.00	902	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.55/cwt	120.00–133.50	1,129	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	170.05/cwt	162.50–176.75	981	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	165.70/cwt	161.00–169.00	815	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	923	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	839	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	171.18/cwt	158.00–171.75	1,039	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	141.76/cwt	139.50–147.50	1,046	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	127.75/cwt	126.50–129.00	1,168	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	138.05/cwt	133.50–139.25	1,099	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	199.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.34/cwt	144.00–158.00	807	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	154.20/cwt	145.50–159.00	748	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	112.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,098	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	125.62/cwt	125.00–125.75	1,271	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	153.54/cwt	146.50–157.75	1,032	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.20/cwt	131.00–140.25	769	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	126.37/cwt	117.00–128.50	962	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.13/cwt	151.00–163.50	672	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	176.90/cwt	169.00–183.00	922	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	133.86/cwt	131.75–136.00	909	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	901	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.23/cwt	127.00–142.00	851	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	145.18/cwt	142.00–155.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.12/cwt	122.50–139.00	703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	142.93/cwt	137.00–146.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	137.11/cwt	135.00–139.50	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	151.40/cwt	148.00–163.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	941	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	832	6

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu May 20, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	696	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	156.00–165.00	158.26
7	—	820	120.00	120.00
15	—	861	118.00–121.00	119.81
16	—	382	167.00	167.00
19	—	340	151.00–165.50	160.26
193	—	530	144.00–158.00	152.34
86	—	485	145.50–159.00	154.20
26	—	972	111.00–114.00	112.98
50	—	569	131.00–140.25	135.20
56	—	761	117.00–128.50	126.37
71	—	425	151.00–163.50	158.13
80	—	679	131.75–136.00	133.86
49	—	725	120.00–128.00	124.21
72	—	625	127.00–142.00	136.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	151.50–157.50	155.16
64	—	528	129.00–140.00	135.02
3	—	610	120.00	120.00
5	—	594	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	579	125.00–130.00	128.05
19	—	532	122.50–139.00	132.12
6	—	429	137.00–146.00	142.93
11	—	490	135.00–139.50	137.11
5	—	367	148.00–163.00	151.40
6	—	673	121.00–125.00	123.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	196.00–204.00	199.40
57	—	421	181.00–197.00	189.77
19	—	865	120.00–133.50	130.55
234	—	577	162.50–176.75	170.05
69	—	472	170.00–180.00	177.75
73	—	607	158.00–171.75	171.18
95	—	738	139.50–147.50	141.76
208	—	914	126.50–129.00	127.75
133	—	796	133.50–139.25	138.05
8	—	390	195.00–205.00	199.20
243	—	1,012	125.00–125.75	125.62
322	—	672	146.50–157.75	153.54
112	—	521	169.00–183.00	176.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	587	149.50–156.00	153.72
19	—	492	161.00–169.00	165.70
3	—	528	164.00	164.00
9	—	689	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	156.00	156.00
6	—	632	142.00–155.00	145.18
7	—	431	172.00	172.00
18	—	677	139.00	139.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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